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From OverDrive (note one of the sponsors at the bottom):Â Public and school librarians from around the world will come together with publishing industry leaders at OverDriveâ€™s third international user group conference, Digipalooza (www.digipalooza.com), July 28-31, 2011, in Cleveland. Held every two years, this four-day educational and networking conference will address the massive surge in library eBook borrowing with panels on industry trends, best practices, marketing and outreach, and upcoming enhancements to the OverDrive (www.overdrive.com) service. A roundtable featuring representatives from several of the worldâ€™s leading publishing houses will provide librarians with the chance to ask questions, in-person, about the future of library eBook lending. Continue reading Digipalooza III to be held July 28-31, 2011→

La VERGNE, TN â€“ Ingram Content Group Inc. announced today an agreement with the US Department of Defense (DOD) to offer downloadable digital audiobooks to military service members, their dependents, and National Guard members through MyiLibraryÂ®, Ingramâ€™s market leading online e-content aggregation platform.Â Â Continue reading DOD offers audiobooks→

(Las Vegas, NV, January 5, 2010) â€“ Consumer Electronics Show â€“ OverDrive (www.overdrive.com), the global leader in eBook and audiobook distribution, announced today that it recently entered into agreements with top booksellers, publishers, and libraries on five continents. OverDrive will demonstrate its global network and success in enabling access to 400,000 digital books on popular devices, including PC, MacÂ®, iPodÂ®, iPhoneÂ®, ZuneÂ®, SonyÂ® Readerâ„¢, nookâ„¢, and DROIDâ„¢ by MotorolaÂ®, at CES booth #12145 on January 7-10, 2010.Continue reading OverDrive Expands International Distribution for eBooks & Audiobooks→

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